Experience

Mango Materials
• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice President, People

  • Jan 2022 - Present


The Mom Project

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• The Mom Project Career Pause

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

  Life evolves. This section denotes an extended step away from the paid workforce to significantly contribute to family during COVID-19. Life evolves. This section denotes an extended step away from the paid workforce to significantly contribute to family during COVID-19.



SAGE Veterinary Centers

• United States
• Veterinary Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief People Officer

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  Serve as a strategic leader and partner to the Executive Team to develop a world-class culture and successfully implement solutions supporting an exceptional employee experience, rapid business growth and continued best in-class veterinary health care services. Collaborate and influence cross-functionally to develop practices and programs that enhance performance through continuous learning and improvement. ● Drove 40% headcount growth for geographically dispersed workforce over 18 months in highly competitive talent market ● Supported M&A activity by assessing targets, evaluating cultural alignment, and ensuring smooth implementation and harmonization; Successfully integrated and led change management for 5 acquired companies in 3 states in 2019. ● Launched Learning & Development department to better attract and retain technical talent. Show less



San Francisco 49ers

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Head of Human Resources

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2018

  • Lead talent acquisition and development initiatives to expand from a 200 employee team entity to a 1,400 employee team and stadium management company over a 12 month period; amounting to a 700% annual headcount growth. • Strengthened recruiting processes including training on interviewing and selection for supervisors and managers to enable more efficient and effective hiring. • Designed and implemented simple, effective performance management program facilitating meaningful feedback conversations, setting individual goals, assessing interpersonal skills and opportunities for growth and improvement with 95% adoption year one. • Successfully implemented SAP Successfactors Human Capital Management technology solution including Recruiting, Onboarding, Employee Central, Compensation, Performance Management and JAM in a substantially condensed 6 month time frame. • Coached managers and supervisors on active listening skills, communicating regular recognition and delivering difficult communications. • Executed roll-out of leadership development workshops with 90% of leaders of people completing. • Sponsored initial gender and ethnicity employee resource groups to provide platform for networking, mentoring and career development. • Improved internal communications and increased employee engagement by creating monthly internal newsletter for consistent sharing of organizational information, regular celebration of team member successes and stories of us as a team on our best days. • Introduced engagement surveys with action and feedback programs. Lead implementation of regular listening sessions to provide forum for employee input, greater cross-functional communication and building trust. • Built and analyzed workforce database to create diversity dashboard, inform staffing plans for increasing diversity and reduce turnover. Show less



Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC

• Managing Director, Human Resources

  • 2004 - 2013

  Hold full responsibility for all Human Resources functions for $125M recreational facility with 500 regular and 2,000 seasonal employees. Manage $8M budget and 7 direct reports. Ensure Total Compensation programs are competitive and effective for attracting and retaining top talent. Handle complex employee relations issues. Coach supervisors and managers on recognizing and rewarding performance. Manage benefit plans, such as medical/dental plan, EAP, life/disability insurance, FSA, 401k, and bonus program. Train staff on various HR topics. Manage health and safety issues, including OSHA compliance, workers compensation, ADA, and FMLA. ** Reduced monthly costs of self-insured health plan 20% over 3 years. ** Communicated total rewards message to help employees understand full value of pay, perks, and benefits. ** Improved benefits administration functions by creating training and operating guide describing daily, weekly, monthly, and annual tasks. ** Played key role in lowering operating costs in response to significant drop in revenues. Advised senior management on reductions in force, salary reductions, wage increase freezes, and benefit reductions to meet financial goals. ** Promoted morale by directing company-wide recognition programs and employee engagement surveys. ** Charged with leading cultural change to improve employees focus on revenue growth. Work one-on-one with department leaders and managers on key initiatives. Show less



EMODE.COM, INC.

• Consultant / Research Psychologist

  • 2003 - 2004

  Researched and designed various personality inventories and career assessment tools for start-up web-based media company. Provided summary results which enabled individual users to identify areas for personal and career development. ** Analyzed and summarized personal and career assessment results to enable users to identify development opportunities. Researched and designed various personality inventories and career assessment tools for start-up web-based media company. Provided summary results which enabled individual users to identify areas for personal and career development. ** Analyzed and summarized personal and career assessment results to enable users to identify development opportunities.



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health

  • 2001 - 2003

  Designed and implemented research projects on motivation, personality, and stereotyping. Analyzed data and drafted manuscripts of research findings. ** Managed laboratory resources, including both personnel and operating budgets. ** Trained and mentored undergraduate and graduate research assistants. Designed and implemented research projects on motivation, personality, and stereotyping. Analyzed data and drafted manuscripts of research findings. ** Managed laboratory resources, including both personnel and operating budgets. ** Trained and mentored undergraduate and graduate research assistants.



University of Kansas

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• University Instructor / Behavioral Science Researcher

  • 1995 - 2001

  Developed and delivered lectures, selected textbooks, planned and wrote syllabi, and graded evaluations. Additionally worked as Behavioral Science Researcher with responsibility for designing and managing research projects and presenting findings at local and national meetings. ** Trained, mentored, and supervised up to 12 research assistants per semester. Developed and delivered lectures, selected textbooks, planned and wrote syllabi, and graded evaluations. Additionally worked as Behavioral Science Researcher with responsibility for designing and managing research projects and presenting findings at local and national meetings. ** Trained, mentored, and supervised up to 12 research assistants per semester.